Yellowstone National Park's geology team has removed a record volume of debris from the park's fragile hydrothermal features in 2026, a cleanup catalog that reads like a lost-and-found bin from another dimension. More than 20,100 pieces of paper and plastic trash, 5,600 rocks and sticks, and over 280 hats, that is what park crews have […] The post Yellowstone crews pull record haul of trash from geysers — 280 hats, retainers, and a 2010 McDonald's toy appeared first on American Almanac .
Yellowstone National Park's geology team has removed a record volume of debris from the park's fragile hydrothermal features in 2026, a cleanup catalog that reads like a lost-and-found bin from another dimension. More than 20,100 pieces of paper and plastic trash, 5,600 rocks and sticks, and over 280 hats, that is what park crews have fished out of geysers, hot springs, and thermal runoff channels so far this year, UPI reported . The numbers come from a news release issued by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program and hosted by the U.S. Geological Survey's Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. The sheer variety of junk tells a story about personal responsibility, or the lack of it, among the millions of visitors who pass through one of…Open
We watched this Thursday as President Donald Trump welcomed more than 100 hunters, anglers, and outdoor industry leaders to dinner inside the White House Rose Garden. One main talking point from the night is Trump’s effort to reverse some Biden-era restrictions that had impacted hunters and fishermen over the past few years. He signed a pair of executive orders in the Oval Office ahead of his speech. These orders reportedly work to expand "America's public lands and waterways."
The Trump administration is reportedly negotiating to swap a piece of Yosemite National Park to a private developer. It’s part of a broader rollback of protections covering more than 86 million acres of public land. Meanwhile, inside Grand Teton National Park, the Park Service is being ordered to approve a paved pathway it once rejected because it found it would harm wildlife. Former Park Service Superintendent Joan Anzelmo warns, “National parks are a birthright to all Americans, and they are treasured by the world– and once they are gone, they are gone.”
President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.
The United States has enough coal for the next 600 years, according to a new geological survey.
A new federal report has highlighted the massive coal reserves beneath federally managed lands in the United States, emphasizing the potential for centuries of industrial production and energy security . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States has enough coal for the next 600 years, according to a new geological survey. DETAIL: According to the country’s Geological Survey , the United States has enough coal to provide energy for the next 600 years. This includes 4.2 billion short tons linked to active mines and an additional 356 billion short tons beneath federally managed public land. The Department of Interior’s estimate, which was published on Thursday, assumes that all coal reserves are used. Wyoming dominates the nation…Open
President Trump is decimating both Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments. Why it matters: Monday's orders reduce protections on nearly 3 million acres in southern Utah , affecting more than 90% of each monument's area. Driving the news: Grand Staircase-Escalante will lose nearly 1.7 of its 1.87 million acres - Bears Ears ' 1.36 million acres will be reduced to about 121,000. The big picture: The cuts are far more drastic than in 2017, when Trump eliminated almost half of Grand Staircase-Escalante and 85% of Bears Ears in what was then the largest reduction of federal land protections in U.S. history. - The Biden administration restored the previous boundaries in 2021 and added 12,000 acres to Bears Ears.…
